Why Does Dr. McMillan Love Sedation Dentistry for His Patients?

Some people avoid the dentist for many years because of a bad experience, or because of extreme anxiety or fear. We want you to know we will never judge or criticize you about the current condition of your smile! Our goal is to help you improve your oral health in the safest, most relaxing way possible.

Dr. Alex McMillan IV, Sedation Dentist for Burke, VA

There are 3 Main Types of Sedation:

Nitrous Oxide

Nitrous oxide is inhaled during your treatment, leaving you awake but completely relaxed. This is the perfect solution for people who experience some anxiety during a dental visit but need only a light level of sedation.

Medication is administered before your visit that offers different levels of relaxation – from minimal to moderate – depending on the dosage. This is a good option for those who will be having multiple treatments during a single visit.

Dr. McMillan is Certified to Administer IV Sedation

Dr. McMillan completed a 60-hour course at the University of Birmingham that included actual field experience in managing 20 patient experiences.

How does this benefit you?

Being able to administer medication with an IV allows him to be more flexible in managing patient care during treatment. IV sedation allows for faster onset of sedation and the ability to instantly adjust to any and all circumstances that may arise during treatment.

“Well, my new wife’s father had work done here so she said, ‘It’s time to go to the dentist’, and I said, ‘Oh no it isn’t, I have post stress disorder from dentistry and I’m not going.’ But she got me up here and I got trust with Dr. Alex and from there on the train left the track and we just kept going till I got good teeth. I’ve never had any trust in a dentist before and Dr. McMillan gave me trust in dentistry again.”

Always a positive experience from the superb staff to the unsurpassed treatment from Dr. McMillan. After well over 20 years with him it just keeps getting better

Most patients qualify for at least one method of sedation dentistry. We’ve learned the best candidates are those with extreme fear issues or those needing extensive work, as sedation allows more work to be completed in far fewer appointments. Our team will be happy to provide a consultation about the options and which may be right for you.

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